Press Release

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

AS EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CAUSES OF DELAY CONTINUE, ADOPTION OF OVERALL

ANTI-TERRORISM TEXT IS SAID TO BE ATTAINABLE GOAL

With Further Discussion on Difficult Issues, Legal Committee

Sixtieth General Assembly

Second Committee

PM Meeting

LIVES OF MANY POOR PEOPLE WORLDWIDE DETERMINED BY CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR

CONTROL, WORLD BANK OFFICIAL TELLS SECOND-THIRD COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION

In Joint Event to Consider Findings of Report on Equity,

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

UN PAY AND BENEFITS REVIEW, NEW CONTRACT FRAMEWORK AMONG ISSUES,

AS BUDGET COMMITTEE DEBATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REPORT

Economic and Social Council

2005 Substantive Session

41^st Meeting (AM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DECIDES ON THEME FOR 2006 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

CRITICISM BY ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF SURPRISES SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AFSANE BASSIR-POUR LAVOLLAY

DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL UN INFORMATION CENTRE IN BRUSSELS

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS INGA BJÖRK-KLEVBY OF SWEDEN

AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN-HABITAT

Security Council

5287^th Meeting* (AM)

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, STRESSES NEED

FOR ENERGETIC COORDINATION TO TRANSLATE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT INTO PEACE

He Says Upsurge in Violence Has Undermined Positive

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

13^th Meeting (PM)

CURRENT PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS AFFECT LIVES OF 200 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE,

UNDER-SECRETRY-GENERAL SAYS IN ADDRESS TO FOURTH COMMITTEE

He Details Department’s Achievements, Challenges, Needs

GLOBAL ACTION, COLLECTIVE EFFORTS NOW NEEDED MORE THAN EVER,

SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE FOR UN DAY

Following is the message by General Assembly President Jan Eliasson ( Sweden) for United Nations Day, 24 October: